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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/BassDeluxe5593/IMG_0763.jpg

The poster came in, and it looks awful. Somehow it got darkened very badly and almost none of the right side is visible. The picture doesn't do it justice. I'm sending it back but it won't be here in time for her birthday. 		2010-01-29 04:18:00

Author:
BassDeluxe
Posts: 984

:o oh man sorry to hear that i wish i could help somehow

good luck with getting it fixed 		2010-01-29 04:38:00

Author:
rseah
Posts: 2701

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/BassDeluxe5593/IMG_0763.jpg

The poster came in, and it looks awful. Somehow it got darkened very badly and almost none of the right side is visible. The picture doesn't do it justice. I'm sending it back but it won't be here in time for her birthday.

Never order stuff like that over the internet, too much space between the customer and seller of the product.

If you want it done quickly and in time for your girls' birthday, you should go to your nearest sign-maker.

They print on textile, all sorts of fabrics. Most importantly, if its a small size banner like yours,
they print it themselves which drastically improves the quality of the print.

Small prints are almost always printed in-house on smaller printers with better resolution & colour.
Since it seems you just want the print without any special confection,
you should be able to get it printed fast thus reaching that precious deadline.

Just from the picture I can tell your print came from a huge company that does nothing else but print banners and such all day.
These companies are usually off shore and very, very cheap thus resulting in awful print quality...you get what you pay for.*
*might have been expensive for you but that would be the actual seller just taking a big percentage

That said, those companies are fine for larger banners that go on the sides of buildings and such since the flaws aren't that noticable from great distance.
For smaller banners with lots of details, you really need to find a smaller company with a more personal touch so you
can discuss your printing needs with them.

I suggest you first go to your nearest signmaker with the bad version, so you can show them how not to do it!!
If possible I would even ask a refund from the online retailer.



Ps: sorry for the wall of text, I've been working at signmakers for the last 4 years!!		2010-01-29 10:07:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

Bass it still looks pretty good 2010-01-31 19:24:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Well they basically told me it was my fault it was too dark(which it obviously isn't) and gave me a refund. Problem is, I don't know anywhere local that can do it. The only thing I can think of is Kinko's or Officemax or Hobby Lobby. Anyone know if those places would do it?2010-02-09 04:54:00

Author:
BassDeluxe
Posts: 984

Well they basically told me it was my fault it was too dark(which it obviously isn't) and gave me a refund. Problem is, I don't know anywhere local that can do it. The only thing I can think of is Kinko's or Officemax or Hobby Lobby. Anyone know if those places would do it?

Where do you live? I could do a search for some places.		2010-02-09 06:20:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

Zwol- will help you he knows what he speaks-- hope you took him up on his offer-- The artwork looks great! reminds me of, about eight years ago I made a photoshop image of all my star wars book covers... It looked great at first... Unfortunately unlike you, I didn't know when to stop and it ended up 'murky' (much like that horribly reprinter version you were delivered).2010-02-13 16:00:00

Author:
Gravel
Posts: 1308

Stuff (language warning)
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7185/favoritesof2009janjuneb.png)
I'm pretty sure this stuff is just from 09, I can't find anything more recent stupid viruses. But whatever
I'm kind of a vulgar person within my art. It's just how I express myself. Duh. So yeah, hence language

I'm trying to get back into the whole sig-making thing because I'm really bored lately. I hope these are as enjoyable to look at as they were to make

edit: darn, image didnt work... just a sec.
edit2: oh, the url got censored. roflcopters. a couple more seconds pls
edit3: success.		2010-03-02 19:26:00

Author:
monstahr
Posts: 1361

Hey, kind of new to the whole sig making thing so i had a few questions! Ihave downloaded quite a few brushes and some (like flames) are black and white and also come on a white backround. I would like to know how to make them red, or atleast now black, and also how to put them in my artwork

*By the way what do you think of my sig?*		2010-03-09 22:35:00

Author:
lilfinn
Posts: 15

Could somebody here gife my tips about cute drawing2010-03-21 15:13:00

Author:
Unknown User

http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee357/Yarbone/Signatures%20%20Avatar/SenjougaharaHitagi-Signature.png

yeh, this one is like totally sexy...
Didn't want to bother people by making a new thread, so yeh, just say whatever you want here		2010-03-26 02:49:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UvNSDtL4Ts4/SyIhtGKQeEI/AAAAAAAAAIA/-Q-4hm1vIgo/s320/jaw_dropping_butch.jpg

Very nice 		2010-03-26 11:03:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

logo thing:
http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee357/Yarbone/Signatures%20%20Avatar/Yarbone-TypoLogo-MKIII-Avatar.png

... arggg.. this was a pain in the butt to make with Gimp. Maybe i should get adobe illustrator? i have no idea :/		2010-04-04 12:50:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

that logo is awesomes, to be honest, i have illustrator but dont use it much unless i want full blown vector style mate, and gimp is okay i dont use it myself.2010-04-05 00:34:00

Author:
sorrowthedark
Posts: 125

new sig:

http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee357/Yarbone/Signatures%20%20Avatar/Shino_S2.png

/stuff		2010-04-05 23:55:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

Sorry for the BUMP, but I'd like to request that this thread be re-stickied, don't quite understand why it was un-stickied as it is a fairly useful thread given the level of creativity in this forum.

(I'm sure it was stickied...I'm... sure..?)		2010-06-09 18:40:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Sorry for the BUMP, but I'd like to request that this thread be re-stickied, don't quite understand why it was un-stickied as it is a fairly useful thread given the level of creativity in this forum.

(I'm sure it was stickied...I'm... sure..?)

Yes, it was stickied, but they un-stickied it... I don't know why		2010-06-09 19:19:00

Author:
Alec
Posts: 3871

Might have had something to do with Quozl being be-modded due to inactivity(?).2010-06-09 19:40:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

None of my mod powers can do anything.

I can delete it, undelete it and even make it into a news article, but no sticky.

I can't believe I can make this an article. Everyone would have to see it xD		2010-06-09 22:35:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

That is mighty tempting...

Why isn't your name blue? (I probably have been told this but I forgot)

BECAUSE I AM NOT A PROPER MOD!		2010-06-10 08:13:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Check your post for details. xD

I probably shouldn't have done that. I never have before though...

It was for the sig exchange I think. No! It was SOTF! Yeah...		2010-06-10 10:13:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

BUMP DAMIT, stop dieing you magnificent thread.2010-06-25 12:09:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Ok guys. This does not deserve death so can I have some comments and constructive criticism on my sig and avvie please?

Thanks.		2010-06-27 17:52:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

Can't let this thread die again!

@moleynator
The only constructive criticism I can offer would be that your avatar is just a tad too small. If I hadn't seen your signature, I wouldn't have recognized it as Yoda.

I find it ironic how this thread is comprised of 99% signatures, and 1% drawings.		2010-07-03 08:05:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

Can't let this thread die again!

@moleynator
The only constructive criticism I can offer would be that your avatar is just a tad too small. If I hadn't seen your signature, I wouldn't have recognized it as Yoda.

I find it ironic how this thread is comprised of 99% signatures, and 1% drawings.

So you don't think it works at making you look at the sig though?		2010-07-03 15:57:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

I made a doodle with the drawing tools on MSN messenger... I would like to do this as a big drawing properly

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/napero7/msndoodle.png?t=1278189207

Even if I say it myself, I like that a lot. I'm not a great artist and I succeeded with that really good, even if it's just a MSN messenger doodle

EDIT: Ooh, what's this (http://napero7.deviantart.com/#/d2t6l86)?		2010-07-03 21:36:00

Author:
napero7
Posts: 1653

So you don't think it works at making you look at the sig though?

Hmmm...Not quite. I think it's the other way around, actually. Since the signature is bigger and more eye-catching, it leads me to the avatar.		2010-07-04 03:52:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

I did this also in MSN messenger, but this time it's the final version.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/185/c/d/Muffin_by_napero7.png		2010-07-05 01:08:00

Author:
napero7
Posts: 1653

thats epic napero 2010-07-05 05:06:00

Author:
rseah
Posts: 2701

That is an epic story, but now I feel sad for muffins...

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn95/molejack/RDR.png

New sig, well... I made it a dew days ago and my internet cut out and I forgot. Cartoonified Marston with a big head. I kind of like the outcome. (Not my best though. )		2010-07-05 16:44:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

Moley i think it looks really good, its a funny render with the big head and the background looks really awesome. The font could be different, idk im just not feeling it 2010-07-05 16:51:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

The render looks a tad blurry, but that might be due to the render itself combined with my bad eyesight (at the age of 18 ), however I really like the background to it.

(Also I think you should have left the render behind the border not in front of it) 		2010-07-05 19:11:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

(Also I think you should have left the render behind the border not in front of it)
i didn't notice that but that is very true

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/glowtree.png?t=1278354789

I made this for fun i only saved it as a PNG (I use Gimp) and now posting this i realize i completly forgot the border, and since i didn't save it as a gimp image i can't edit it.
Oh well judge it by what it is without the border 		2010-07-05 19:39:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

The render looks a tad blurry, but that might be due to the render itself combined with my bad eyesight (at the age of 18 ), however I really like the background to it.

(Also I think you should have left the render behind the border not in front of it)

Ahh! Didn't notice I did that either... O_o The render is blurry because I cartoonified it. Also, it is renderS. I use 2 pictures so he would have a big head. Then I was like "lol, imma make a sig!" Then I made a sig.

i didn't notice that but that is very true

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/glowtree.png?t=1278354789

I made this for fun i only saved it as a PNG (I use Gimp) and now posting this i realize i completly forgot the border, and since i didn't save it as a gimp image i can't edit it.
Oh well judge it by what it is without the border

You can easily add a porder to it. Just make the border on a new layer. You can do the simple one I did in my yoda sig and it will look pretty cool on that. (Select 3 pixels in colour white, shrink selection to 1 pixel (The middle one) colour black. Set to overlay and fiddle with opacity and your done. )		2010-07-05 21:17:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

I know how to make really good borders i will do it later tonight, Thanks2010-07-05 23:07:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Hey everyone, I'm just showing off a new picture I finished. Its a picture of Copy X from Megaman Zero. I drew it on paper and scanned it, and then I colored it and altered it on Photoshop 7.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee151/egakutwo/copyxversion4.png

I'm really, really happy with it. Although I didn't mean for it to be, the picture actually looks similar to the original artwork of the Megaman Zero series.		2010-07-06 05:22:00

Author:
RottenAvocado
Posts: 319

That looks awesome for being hand drawn!!!!2010-07-06 05:30:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Thanks Snrm! I'm glad you think it looks good. I tweaked it a bit after you saw it, I altered the dimensions and rendered it a little. It looks better now.2010-07-06 06:54:00

Author:
RottenAvocado
Posts: 319

I don't see much change it still looks just as awesome though

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/glowtree-1.png?t=1278435274

Added border, even though its hard to see, the only sides you can see are the top left and i believe the bottom right		2010-07-06 17:55:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Just finished this after many hours of hard (but fun) work and would like some feedback. It was drawn in pencil, scanned, then colored in Photoshop. The top part is just random sackboy designs and the rest are organs drawn as random creatures. I hope you like it

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18930&d=1278479947

Too bad I couldn't make it bigger, there were a lot of little details that aren't noticeable now :/		2010-07-07 06:27:00

Author:
Fancy_Zombie
Posts: 226

I don't see much change it still looks just as awesome though

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/glowtree-1.png?t=1278435274

Added border, even though its hard to see, the only sides you can see are the top left and i believe the bottom right

The border does make it look better. I can see all sides except bottom left. 		2010-07-07 11:12:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

These are very good efforts taken by you all, weather it is editing or making it, it needs to have the sound knowledge about it and even it is one kind of art. I would like to say that the color combinations are perfect it matches to the design perfectly. I really appreciate your work. Good, keep doing it.2010-07-08 11:39:00

Author:
Unknown User

Hey,
I got my Bamboo tablet in the post today and I downloaded Gimp too.
I drew this just to test it out. It's pretty much my only experience of drawing on the computer...
Any advice?
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/Rhys125/gimp1.jpg		2010-07-08 18:35:00

Author:
Rhys125
Posts: 841

I've been skimming over LP tutorials recently looking for ideas for doing my first LP, this is my attempt:

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/Bednar051/BrokenSpike.jpg?t=1278611808

Not particularly good, there are still a few things I want to change about it. I just wanted a bit of feedback. The main thing that's bugging me about this is the focal, I absoutely love the background, but idk, the focal doesn't pop out enough for me really.		2010-07-08 18:59:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

Rhys at first it can be kind of odd drawing with a tablet. It definitely gets easier and you get used to not looking at your hand and just the screen. The ones with screens might undo that effort lol but yeah, it's a skill in itself.

I'm not going to critique it as it's your first shot at not only a tablet but the program you used too. Also I don't use gimp so the tools etc I can't recommend.

There is one setting, pen pressure, make sure that's on, it's hard to tell if you used it. It basically adjusts the width of the line the more you press down or how lightly you draw.

I only know how to do it in Photoshop but I imagine it'd be in there.
You can also hook opacity up and things like that in PS.
They bring out the advantages of a tablet pen.		2010-07-08 19:35:00

Author:
OneEyedBanshee
Posts: 1370

That looks really neat, resistance! I love the color and the design. It's extremely cool-looking 2010-07-08 19:39:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979

It definitely gets easier and you get used to not looking at your hand and just the screen.

That is currently my biggest struggle when drawing with a tablet. I draw way better on paper than I do on my tablet, but i'm wiping the dust off and practicing this summer... so hopefully i'll be a bit better.		2010-07-08 19:46:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

I agree. Tablets are very hard to draw on at first. Heck, mine still is hard to draw with. It just feels so much different than paper... :/2010-07-08 19:48:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979

That looks really neat, resistance! I love the color and the design. It's extremely cool-looking

Thanks.

Is there anything you can see that I can improve on though?		2010-07-08 20:24:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

I'm not going to critique it as it's your first shot at not only a tablet but the program you used too. Also I don't use gimp so the tools etc I can't recommend.

There is one setting, pen pressure, make sure that's on, it's hard to tell if you used it. It basically adjusts the width of the line the more you press down or how lightly you draw.

Yeah, it was the first proper thing I tried that wasn't just a scribble or my signature. I think there is a pen pressure setting on Gimp, but I'll probably try and get Photoshop soon.
Thanks for the advice!		2010-07-08 21:45:00

Author:
Rhys125
Posts: 841

Thanks.

Is there anything you can see that I can improve on though?

I don't. I'm not an art critic by any means.

I bet someone would find something to improve, but I think it's really good.		2010-07-08 22:00:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979

Yes you are. You can deny it, but it won't get rid of the truth. You are an art critic. 2010-07-08 22:15:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

Rhys i would say that looks really nice for your first. The fence looks perfect

Resistance it looks pretty good i like the flare of light to the left		2010-07-08 22:22:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I hated my pen tablet when I first got it. I fooled with it for a few days and threw it into my closet. I picked it up the other day and worked with it some and now I'm pretty good with it. I still draw better on paper, so I prefer scanning the picture that I hand drew and coloring/editing it with my tablet.2010-07-09 06:23:00

Author:
RottenAvocado
Posts: 319

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/burn-in.png?t=1278685500

I rendered the image myself ( The evil tiger from kung fu panda) So please comment on my rendering. If you notice some flame moved slightly over and his body thats because i tried to make a 3d effect, which worked sort of i guess.

So Criticism and comments are really what i want 		2010-07-09 15:26:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

It's a very good cut, but the quality of the original image looks somewhat blurry. I do like the background though.2010-07-09 15:37:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

Cutting out images with smoke/fire is never really a good idea as it doesn't look right, fire/smoke is not meant to be straight cut, which is something I've realised after trying countless times. The render is a bit blurry, that might be due to resizing (do you use the Image > Scale image then decrease the X/Y variables while increasing the pixels technique? That pretty much means that quality isn't lost when scaling a render down (doesn't work scaling it up though)). Not too sure on the 3D effect but then again due my disability 3D images/movies do not work for me so it might just be me. The render itself in an excellent choice and the background is awesome, very cool effects there.

P.s: Kung Fu Panda was an awesome animated movie.		2010-07-09 15:57:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

the thing is i never did resize it so idk where the bad quality came from. But i do know cutting out your own render is a lot more fun than getting it from a website (And easier too in some ways)

I have a good idea for a awesome sig when i get back from vacation
It involves a Koopa shell :kz:
http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu212/motherlogger/Shelllog.gif		2010-07-09 17:00:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

That looks like it might just make the greatest sig I have ever seen.2010-07-09 18:24:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/koopqq.png?t=1279491630
I made it
Feedback please		2010-07-18 23:25:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Very nice background there, but the motion blur doesn't really blend well I'm afraid. 2010-07-19 07:58:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Very nice background there, but the motion blur doesn't really blend well I'm afraid.

how would i go about blending it?		2010-07-19 08:03:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Well the problem as I see it is it sticks out too much, it doesn't really flow much, perhaps adding some more layers and setting them to overlay or fiddling with the opacity so it doesn't stick out so much. As I said the background is cool but perhaps not fit for this specific render, perhaps find/create a background with more left to right flow to be in tune with the render.

(Trying not to be overly hypocritical, the background is very cool)

Now that I think about it the zig-zag effect is very apt for describing the Mario shell, always bouncing off stuff.

Don't take what I say too seriously though, I did just wake up.		2010-07-19 08:14:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

i like both of them, the koopa shell and the kung fu tiger! i think they're good! boomy is a little right about the blur though. good work and keep it coming! 2010-07-19 15:46:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

BTW i rendered the koopa shell, comments on that?
bad thing is i messed up again and i didnt save it as a .gimp file too 		2010-07-19 17:18:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Again rendering blur/smoke/fire is often hard as there is rarely a sudden stop that makes rendering images easy, however due to the nature of the background it looks like a very smooth render. 2010-07-19 17:20:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Actually the i made the blur. The stock image was just the koopa shell, i added the blur2010-07-19 17:22:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

BTW i rendered the koopa shell, comments on that?
bad thing is i messed up again and i didnt save it as a .gimp file too

The render's very good, but a koopa shell isn't the most complicated item there is.
And for god's sake, ALWAYS save two copies of your work! I have a JPG folder and a PSD folder and it's never failed me yet.		2010-07-19 17:23:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

lol! i still like it!2010-07-19 17:24:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

Halp meh make it better.

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r449/ir0nmaid3nfan/Petruccisig-1.png

Was a reasonably quick one to get back into using PS...		2010-07-19 17:27:00

Author:
Unknown User

alex is back into sigs :o
eh i dont know what to tell you, i never like real people renders		2010-07-19 17:28:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

i like it! but i cant really read the words......what does it say? good work!2010-07-19 17:29:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

Actually the i made the blur. The stock image was just the koopa shell, i added the blur

Good render then.


Halp meh make it better.

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r449/ir0nmaid3nfan/Petruccisig-1.png

Was a reasonably quick one to get back into using PS...

It is very nice Alex, the background is very nice, looks like a cool sketch, however the text is a little hard to read. 		2010-07-19 17:30:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

i like the background, how'd you make it?2010-07-19 17:31:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

i like the background, how'd you make it?

Background was the render spread around, and then ripple and a smudge brush. And i didn't just ask Resistance how he did his....

The text says 'Petrucci | Dream Theater' but it is a little hard to read >_>		2010-07-19 17:34:00

Author:
Unknown User

i can read it fine i really wanna make a sig now but i dont have access to the computer with all my brushes2010-07-19 17:35:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

And i didn't just ask Resistance how he did his....

Of course he didn't - just coincidence. 		2010-07-19 18:03:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

Of course he didn't - just coincidence.

Exactly, see?		2010-07-19 20:13:00

Author:
Unknown User

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/supersig.png?t=1279589665

I just did this, i really like it
But its not done. Does anyone have suggestions for a render/renders good for this?		2010-07-20 02:37:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

o: whats this? The GFXr's hangout?

Well I just made a new sig.....its in my sig xD too lazy to copy it >:|

C&C preez? don't just say, too messy or not my style >:C		2010-07-20 06:13:00

Author:
Unknown User

o: whats this? The GFXr's hangout?

Well I just made a new sig.....its in my sig xD too lazy to copy it >:|

C&C preez? don't just say, too messy or not my style >:C
Too messy and not your style. ()

Seriously though its very nice, I think the flare/light might be a bit misplaced. The C4Ds are very nice. I'm afraid I have no idea what the render is though, unless it is just a woman, but still it is a very nice sig.



http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/supersig.png?t=1279589665

I just did this, i really like it
But its not done. Does anyone have suggestions for a render/renders good for this?

Spiderman I'd say. Only one I can think of with red and blue. Or Superman.		2010-07-20 08:33:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

any other ideas, im not a big spiderman fan 2010-07-20 16:12:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

maybe something like color war, with a blue team and a red team?2010-07-20 16:20:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

Team fortress. 2010-07-20 17:00:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

I believe the Halo machinima 'red vs blue' involves Red and Blue.2010-07-20 17:12:00

Author:
Unknown User

I believe the Halo machinima 'red vs blue' involves Red and Blue.

Thats what first came to my mind when they said RedVsblue.
I might do that		2010-07-20 17:15:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I have an epic idea for a sig, but it requires me to animate a lot of things that i can't really be bothered to do... lol

Edit: I was right, i couldn't be bothered...

So i made this instead. Initially i thought it was going well, but now i kinda hate it lol. Thoughts?

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r449/ir0nmaid3nfan/Shadssig.png		2010-07-20 17:17:00

Author:
Unknown User

background is nice. i like the render's yellowish glow (idk if you did that or not, but i like it)2010-07-20 20:40:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I've made a few Sackboy Artworks. You can check them out HERE (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=19437-New-Costumes-Artwork-Project)2010-07-20 21:13:00

Author:
TehUberZac
Posts: 587

Those look pretty good
Gorden Freeman looks great		2010-07-20 21:42:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Can I get some feed back on this one pls? I felt I kinda rushed it.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af119/Strangepom/Siggy.jpg

Also I just (about a day ago) installed GIMP on Ubuntu 10.04, can someone please tell me where I can get new fonts and how to add them to my font lib?

This is my first sig and first attempt using GIMP so don't be too harsh		2010-07-21 07:50:00

Author:
Strangepom
Posts: 445

I feel like it needs a little more going on.
Download some gimp brushes for
Deviantart.com
Just searcj gimp brushes

And for fonts go to
Dafonts.com		2010-07-21 21:45:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Can I get some feed back on this one pls? I felt I kinda rushed it.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af119/Strangepom/Siggy.jpg

Also I just (about a day ago) installed GIMP on Ubuntu 10.04, can someone please tell me where I can get new fonts and how to add them to my font lib?

This is my first sig and first attempt using GIMP so don't be too harsh

It's not bad at all for a first sig

To make properly good sigs you have to spend a lot of time, both learning techniques, and also on creating each one, i remember Resistance saying he can spend around 5 hours on them sometimes? But you could definitely do it with some time.

I disagree with Snrm actually though, i think there is possibly too much going on in it. You have the main silhouette as the main focal, but then also the crest and the other images in the background. Generally sigs will have the render as the focal on it's own, which draws the eye, and then the background being just that - an image/design behind the render that helps it either standout, or adds depth, or a variety of other things, but it won't normally contain more images. (that may be completely wrong, i await someone correcting me )

The other thing is the colour of the crest doesn't sit quite right, though that may just be me...

As i said though, good for a first sig, so keep trying, maybe check some of the tutorials out at sigtutorials.com (i think that is the address). They are PS tuts, but the same idea applies in GIMP.		2010-07-22 00:24:00

Author:
Unknown User

hmm well alex i dont know when i look at it, it feels..... somthing is missing.

Im still too lazy to finish the sig i started with the awesome background
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/supersig.png?t=1279589665		2010-07-22 00:32:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

hmm well alex i dont know when i look at it, it feels..... somthing is missing.

Im still too lazy to finish the sig i started with the awesome background
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x228/Gunslinger2z/Sigs%20i%20made%20for%20me/supersig.png?t=1279589665

It does feel something is missing, but i don't think it needs more, i think what it needs is a better render to act as the focal, rather than more stuff... A black silhouette is quite difficult to make into a good focal to be fair....

Also, seeing as you play on the xbox as well, why not grab a render of a Spartan (if you can find one that isn't Master Chief, if not he'll do) and then split half of him into blue and half red. Then have the colours on opposite sides, so the red would be with the blue... I dunno ^_^		2010-07-22 00:36:00

Author:
Unknown User

ok I need to go get me some tools. I know what is wrong with the crest. The colour on the white stripes needs to be adjusted to suit the sky.

I need brushes/font lib and a mouse or a pad. I hate this crappy laptop! It's missing the "P" key and about 4 others are falling off!

Alex I like the music style sigs you have btw but what are the red letters supposed to spell?
NIGHTMAER??		2010-07-22 01:38:00

Author:
Strangepom
Posts: 445

brushes just get a ton of them at once. I ussauly get font specifically everytime i make my sig so i know what im looking for 2010-07-22 04:35:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Yeh Deviantart is a very good place for acquiring brushes, and dafont for fonts. 2010-07-22 08:43:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

ok I need to go get me some tools. I know what is wrong with the crest. The colour on the white stripes needs to be adjusted to suit the sky.

I need brushes/font lib and a mouse or a pad. I hate this crappy laptop! It's missing the "P" key and about 4 others are falling off!

Alex I like the music style sigs you have btw but what are the red letters supposed to spell?
NIGHTMAER??

Yup. I'm surprised so few people picked up on it. It doesn't indeed spell 'Nightmaer' rather than Nightmare. It's something Avenged Sevenfold posted a while back on Facebook, it's a reference to a really old story (like, hundreds of years old) from which the word 'Nightmare' originated. Nightmaer was the name of some crazy demonic horse that invaded peoples dreams, making them nightmares. The actual line is from one of their new songs ^_^		2010-07-22 13:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

For my half blue and half red sig, i was thinking maybe doing the Eminem - Relapse album cover on the red side then do it on the blue side too but i would change the color to blue.
Thoughts?		2010-07-23 16:47:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419


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